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Woman robbed at Portsmouth grocery store

Portsmouth police said they are looking for a man and woman who robbed a woman at a grocery store Tuesday afternoon.

The incident was captured on store surveillance cameras. Police said the video shows the two wandering around the Market Basket on Woodbury Avenue.

Police said it appears that the two originally targeted an elderly woman, but they said it appears too many people were around for them to make their move.

A short time later, police said, the woman grabbed a 41-year-old woman's purse and pulled her toward the ground. During the struggle, police said, the contents of the purse spilled on the floor, and the man grabbed the victim's wallet.

Police said no one was hurt.

The woman is described as being in her 20s or early 30s with long dark hair. She was wearing a black and white winter jacket.

Police said the man was in his mid-20s with a dark beard. He was wearing a black, Carhartt-style jacket.

Anyone with information is asked to call Seacoast Crime Stoppers at 603-431-1199.

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